8265944

Detecting Deviation from Compliant Execution of a Template

PublishedSeptember 11, 2012
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
44 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A system, comprising: a deviation detecting module configured to detect deviation from a compliant execution by an end user of a template that includes one or more emulatable aspects, the one or more emulatable aspects being based on one or more relevant reported aspects of one or more source users relevant to achieving one or more target outcomes, the template designed to facilitate the end user to achieve the one or more target outcomes when the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated; and an action execution module configured to execute, in response to the detecting of the deviation, one or more actions, wherein said action execution module, comprises: a template modifying module configured to modify the template in response to the detecting of the deviation, wherein said template modifying module, comprises: an emulatable aspect modifying module configured to modify at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template, wherein said emulatable aspect modifying module, comprises: an emulatable aspect modifying module configured to modify the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects to include into the template one or more plausible emulatable aspects that have been successfully emulated by one or more third parties.

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2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: a log entry receiving module configured to at least receive one or more end user log entries associated with the end user to facilitate the detection of the deviation from the compliant execution of the template.

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3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said deviation detecting module, comprises: a log entry monitoring module configured to monitor the one or more received end user log entries to detect deviation from the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template, the one or more received end user log entries indicating one or more reported aspects of the end user.

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4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said log entry monitoring module, comprises: a comparing module configured to determine whether one or more deviations from the one or more emulatable aspects have occurred by comparing the one or more reported aspects of the end user to the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template.

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5. The system of claim 4 , wherein said comparing module, comprises: a comparing module configured to determine whether one or more deviations from the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template has occurred by comparing the one or more reported aspects of the end user to the one or more emulatable aspects, the one or more emulatable aspects including at least one emulatable aspect that is an emulatable intermediate outcome associated with at least one of the one or more target outcomes.

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6. The system of claim 2 , wherein said log entry receiving module, comprises: a social networking entry receiving module configured to receive one or more social networking entries associated with the end user.

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7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said social networking entry receiving module, comprises: a blog entry receiving module configured to receive one or more blog entries associated with the end user.

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8. The system of claim 6 , wherein said social networking entry receiving module, comprises: a status report receiving module configured to receive one or more status reports associated with the end user.

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9. The system of claim 2 , wherein said log entry receiving module, comprises: a log entry receiving module configured to receive from the end user the one or more end user log entries.

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10. The system of claim 2 , wherein said log entry receiving module, comprises: a sensor entry receiving module configured to receive from one or more sensors the one or more end user log entries.

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11. The system of claim 2 , wherein said log entry receiving module, comprises: a log entry receiving module including sensor entry receiving module configured to receive from one or more sensor integrated devices the one or more end user log entries.

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12. The system of claim 2 , wherein said log entry receiving module, comprises: a log entry receiving module configured to receive from one or more third party sources the one or more end user log entries.

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13. The system of claim 1 , wherein said deviation detecting module, comprises: a deviation detecting module configured to at least detect whether each of the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template were fully emulated, partially emulated, or not emulated at all by the end user in order to detect the deviation from the compliant execution of the template.

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14. The system of claim 1 , wherein said deviation detecting module, comprises: an order deviation determining module configured to at least determine whether a plurality of emulatable aspects included in the template were emulated in a particular order as indicated by the template in order to facilitate the detection of the deviation from the compliant execution of the template.

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15. The system of claim 14 , wherein said order deviation determining module, comprises: an order deviation determining module configured to at least determine whether the plurality of emulatable aspects included in the template were emulated in a particular temporal order as indicated by the template.

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16. The system of claim 14 , wherein said order deviation determining module, comprises: an order deviation determining module configured to at least determine whether the plurality of emulatable aspects included in the template were emulated in a particular specific time order as indicated by the template.

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17. The system of claim 1 , wherein said deviation detecting module, comprises: a deviation detecting module configured to detect deviation from a compliant execution, by the end user, of a template that was developed based, at least in part, on selective acquisition or identification of the one or more relevant reported aspects from a plurality of reported aspects of at least the one or more source users.

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18. The system of claim 1 , wherein said action execution module, comprises: an advisory presenting module configured to present, in response to the detecting of the deviation, one or more advisories related to the deviation.

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19. The system of claim 18 , wherein said advisory presenting module, comprises: an advisory presenting module configured to present through one or more social networking channels the one or more advisories.

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20. The system of claim 19 , wherein said advisory presenting module, comprises: an advisory presenting module configured to present through one or more blogs the one or more advisories.

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21. The system of claim 19 , wherein said advisory presenting module, comprises: an advisory presenting module configured to present through one or more social networking internet sites the one or more advisories.

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22. The system of claim 18 , wherein said advisory presenting module, comprises: an advisory presenting module configured to present to at least one of the end user and a third party the one or more advisories.

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23. The system of claim 18 , wherein said advisory presenting module, comprises: an advisory presenting module configured to present one or more alerts indicating the deviation.

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24. The system of claim 18 , wherein said advisory presenting module, comprises: a recommendation presenting module configured to present one or more recommendations.

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25. The system of claim 24 , wherein said recommendation presenting module, comprises: a recommendation presenting module configured to present at least one recommendation for a substitute template for emulating by the end user.

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26. The system of claim 25 , wherein said recommendation presenting module, comprises: a recommendation presenting module configured to present at least one recommendation for a substitute template for emulating by the end user, the substitute template being a modified version of the template.

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27. The system of claim 24 , wherein said recommendation presenting module, comprises: a recommendation presenting module configured to present at least one recommendation to discontinue emulating the template.

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28. The system of claim 1 , wherein said emulatable aspect modifying module, comprises: an emulatable aspect deleting module configured to delete the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects.

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29. The system of claim 1 , wherein said emulatable aspect modifying module, comprises: an emulatable aspect revising module configured to revise the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects.

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30. The system of claim 1 , wherein said emulatable aspect modifying module comprises: an emulatable aspect replacing module configured to replace the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects with one or more alternative emulatable aspects.

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31. The system of claim 1 , wherein said emulatable aspect modifying module, comprises: an emulatable aspect modifying module configured to modify the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects to include into the template one or more plausible emulatable aspects that have been successfully emulated by one or more other end users in order to achieve the one or more target outcomes.

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32. The system of claim 1 , wherein said template modifying module, comprises: a template modifying module configured to modify the template that results in a modified template that includes one or more emulatable aspects that does not conflict with one or more limitations of the end user.

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33. The system of claim 1 , wherein said template modifying module, comprises: an emulatable aspect adding module configured to add one or more additional emulatable aspects into the template.

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34. The system of claim 33 , wherein said emulatable aspect adding module, comprises: a plausible emulatable aspect adding module configured to add one or more plausible emulatable aspects into the template, the one or more plausible emulatable aspects being successfully emulated by one or more third parties.

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35. The system of claim 33 , wherein said emulatable aspect adding module, comprises: a non-conflicting emulatable aspect adding module configured to add one or more additional emulatable aspects into the template, the one or more additional emulatable aspects not conflicting with one or more limitations of the end user.

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36. The system of claim 1 , wherein said template modifying module, comprises: a relationship modifying module configured to modify one or more relationships as indicated by the template between a plurality of emulatable aspects included in the template.

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37. The system of claim 1 , wherein said template modifying module, comprises: a modified template presenting module configured to present to at least one of the end user and a third party the modified template.

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38. The system of claim 1 , wherein said action execution module, comprises: an alternative template providing module configured to provide in response to the detecting of the deviation one or more alternative templates.

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39. The system of claim 38 , wherein said alternative template providing module, comprises: an alternative template providing module configured to provide the one or more alternative templates from a plurality of templates based, at least in part, on the one or more alternative templates' association with the one or more target outcomes.

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40. The system of claim 39 , wherein said alternative template providing module, comprises: an alternative template providing module configured to provide one or more alternative templates that are compatible with the detected deviation.

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41. The system of claim 40 , wherein said alternative template providing module, comprises: an alternative template providing module configured to provide one or more alternative templates that include one or more emulatable aspects that correspond to the detected deviation.

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42. The system of claim 38 , wherein said alternative template providing module, comprises: an alternative template presenting module configured to present to at least one of the end user and a third party the one or more alternative templates.

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43. A system, comprising: circuitry for detecting deviation from a compliant execution of a template by an end user, the template designed to facilitate the end user to achieve one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated, the one or more emulatable aspects being based on one or more relevant reported aspects of one or more source users that are relevant to achieving the one or more target outcomes; and circuitry for executing one or more actions in response to the detecting of the deviation, wherein said circuitry for executing one or more actions in response to the detecting of the deviation comprises: circuitry for modifying the template in response to the detecting of the deviation, wherein said circuitry for modifying the template in response to the detecting of the deviation, comprises: circuitry for modifying the template including circuitry for modifying at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template, wherein said circuitry for modifying the template including circuitry for modifying at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template, comprises: circuitry for modifying the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects to include into the template one or more plausible emulatable aspects that have been successfully emulated by one or more third parties.

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44. An article of manufacture, comprising: a non-transitory storage medium bearing: one or more instructions for detecting deviation from a compliant execution of a template by an end user, the template designed to facilitate the end user to achieve one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated, the one or more emulatable aspects being based on one or more relevant reported aspects of one or more source users that are relevant to achieving the one or more target outcomes; and one or more instructions for executing one or more actions in response to the detecting of the deviation, wherein said one or more instructions for executing one or more actions in response to the detecting of the deviation comprises: one or more instructions for modifying the template in response to the detecting of the deviation, wherein said one or more instructions for modifying the template in response to the detecting of the deviation, comprises: one or more instructions for modifying the template including one or more instructions for modifying at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template, wherein said one or more instructions for modifying the template including one or more instructions for modifying at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects included in the template, comprises: one or more instructions for modifying the at least one of the one or more emulatable aspects to include into the template one or more plausible emulatable aspects that have been successfully emulated by one or more third parties.

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Publication Date

September 11, 2012

Inventors

Shawn P. Firminger
Jason Garms
Roderick A. Hyde
Edward K.Y. Jung
Chris D. Karkanias
Eric C. Leuthardt
Royce A. Levien
Richard T. Lord
Robert W. Lord
Mark A. Malamud
John D. Rinaldo JR.
Clarence T. Tegreene
Kristin M. Tolle
Lowell L. Wood JR.

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